Sweet Land

Name: Sweet Land
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: October 18, 2006
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 75

2006

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Libero | Release Date: October 18, 2006 | PG

Summary: Set in Southern Minnesota's farm country, Sweet Land is a poignant and lyrical celebration of land, love, and the American immigrant experience. (Libero LLC)

Director: Ali Selim

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 110 min

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Ronnie Scheib

Intelligently written, brilliantly cast and thesped story of a German mail order bride in a Norwegian-American community in Minnesota just after WWI never hits a wrong note. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

Demonstrating a mastery of the medium that belies his status as a first-time feature filmmaker, writer-director Ali Selim has crafted in Sweet Land a tale of pure Americana that speaks both to the immigrant experience and the nature of love. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This year's actress to watch is Elizabeth Reaser, who delivers a tour de force as a determined German mail-order bride who comes to 1920 Minnesota in Ali Selim's captivating indie Sweet Land. Read full review

Ruthe Stein

An unusual look at love and how it can unexpectedly develop. Those for whom the concept of an arranged marriage is foreign will get a little history lesson on the immigrant experience watching this sweetly engrossing film. Read full review

Wesley Morris

A lovely , old-fashioned farm romance quietly doubling as a comment on immigration and American identity. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

The film’s guileless, heartfelt style veers perilously close to corniness at times, but the superb cast dares you to mock. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Sweet Land is as empty and beautiful as the picturesque Minnesota terrain it's so clearly taken with. Read full review

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BobG.

Dec 2, 2006

I agree with Rene R on this forum board...I'm doing everything I can to spread the word about this film. Lovely, understated, and stirring. Deserves to be a huge success, not only at the box office, but at the award shows. (Just got its first nominations: Best First Feature and Best I agree with Rene R on this forum board...I'm doing everything I can to spread the word about this film. Lovely, understated, and stirring. Deserves to be a huge success, not only at the box office, but at the award shows. (Just got its first nominations: Best First Feature and Best Actress at the Indepenent Spirit Awards.)… Expand